ESL has unveiled qualifier dates for its tournaments in Dallas, Melbourne and Hannover

The tournament operator has released qualifier dates for its upcoming EPT tournaments in Dallas, Melbourne and Hanover. In addition, the organizers have provided data on the inclusion and the exact number of invited participants, which will be announced immediately before the start of the championships.

ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 will take place April 28-30 with eight teams, half of which will be determined by invitation method (including one regional invite). There will be four regional qualifiers for the championship in Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia:

• European Open Qualifier: February 25-26
  
• European Closed Qualifier: March 8-10
• NA Open Qualifier: March 19-20
  
• NA Closed Qualifier: March 27-28
  
• Oceania Open Qualifier: March 15-16
  
• Oceania Closed Qualifier: March 18-19
  
• Asia Open Qualifier: February 27-28
  
• Asia Closed Qualifier: March 2-3
  

IEM Dallas 2023 will run from May 29 to June 4 with sixteen teams: six ESL partner teams, five invited participants (including one regional invite). There are four regional qualifiers for the tournament in Europe (two slots), North America, Oceania and Latin America:

• First Open Qualifier for Europe: March 11-12
  
• Second Open Qualifier for Europe: March 22-23
• European Closed Qualifier: March 25-27
  
• First NA Open Qualifier: February 28 - March 1
  
• Second NA Open Qualifier: March 2-3
  
• NA Closed Qualifier: March 4-5
• First Open Qualifier for Oceania: March 20-21
  
• Second Open Qualifier for Oceania: March 22-23
• Oceania Closed Qualifier: March 24-25
  
• First open qualifier for Latin America: March 16-17
• Second Open Qualifier for Latin America: March 26-27
  
• Latin America Closed Qualifier: April 12-13
  

ESL Challenger at DreamHack Hannover 2023 will take place June 9-11 with eight teams, half of which will be determined by invitation method. There will be four regional qualifiers for the championship in Europe, North America, Latin America and South Africa:

• European Open Qualifier: May 3-4
• European Closed Qualifier: May 20-22
• NA Open Qualifier: April 11-12
• NA Closed Qualifier: April 13-14
• Latin America Open Qualifier: April 14-15
• Latin America Closed Qualifier: May 3-4
• South Africa Open Qualifier: April 20-21
• South Africa Closed Qualifier: April 24-25

The organizers also confirmed that IEM Cologne 2023 will take place at the end of July, and invitations to the championship will be announced on June 12.